Dayne Nobody IV wrote:would it be objectionable, for a ISP provider to refuse internet service to a gay or LGBT couple, if it is ok for prejudicial business owners to refuse wedding ceremonies and banquets? based on sexual and social preferences?.. I don't know if most ISP are large companies, but back in the day my internet service provider was a small mom and pop internet provider, not needing a corporate board to keep them in check as per moral issues.. maybe they could just keep you off the internet if they had a monopoly in the area.. maybe all the small moralistic family run providers have been bought out and therefore, no need to worry, I am neither a gay or LGBT person, but man it is sad when you are made to be left out if you have not broken any CIVIL LAWS of the land..LOL
Let me remind you of the most important fact of this story:
Not a single gay person has been discriminated against. Not...even...one.
We all know that muslim bakeries refuse any behavior that goes against their religion, but these same leftist hypocrites are afraid to confront them. Since none of this rage is expressed at them, we should all be able to see that it's about attacking the freedom of Christians
specifically. The word for that is
"discrimination" and in this case it's closer to persecution.
Should
anyone be forced to take a part, however small or large, in
any activity they personally disapprove of? It's not about refusing to sell to a
person, it's about being forced to participate in a
behavior that goes against one's conscience.
I really wish that everyone would just be patient with each other, and learn to respect and love like the Lord loves us...but that is not being practical because many don't acknowledge the existence of God. However, there are 6 billion people who identify with a belief in the supernatural. Do you suppose they should have no rights of conscience? That isn't being practical either.
If someone doesn't want my business, for whatever offensive reason they want to give, I still have the freedom to bring my business elsewhere. The reporter who invented this non-story could have found a dozen other businesses (if they had tried) owned by Christians where this hypothetical would have gotten a different answer.
If I want a halal muslim to make me a ham sandwich, he has the right to refuse.
If I want a gay baker to make a cake that says "homosexuality is wrong", he has the right to refuse.
If I ask a Jewish baker to make a cake that says "Hail Jesus", he can refuse
If I ask a Christian to make a cake that says "I love your wife" he can refuse.
The underlying principle of "Freedom OF Religion" is being pushed aside by emotional manipulation, using the worst stereotypes of Christians possible. There is a very good reason why the framers of the Constitution paired "Freedom of Speech" and "Freedom OF Religion" together in the very first Article.
Where can we find tolerance for the First Amendment?